Criminal Defense
Esparanza Arsonist Sentenced to Death
Commentary On the Conviction by a Wallin & Klarich Homicide Criminal Defense Attorney Raymond Lee Oyler was sentenced to death on June 6, 2009, according to a published report on the LA Times website. Oyler was convicted of setting the Esparanza blaze in 2006, which claimed the lives of 5 firefighters. Oyler was convicted March 6, 2009 of five counts of first-degree murder in California, 20 counts of arson, and…
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Judge Dismisses Racketeering Convictions
Wallin & Klarich Criminal Defense Attorneys Compliment the Successful Use of a Government Misconduct Motion A recent article in the Los Angeles Times describes the story of George Torres, a 52 year old supermarket mogul, who was recently convicted in a massive racketeering case and was awaiting sentencing in federal prison. That sentence had the potential to be a life sentence, but thanks to the discovery of new evidence, and…
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Capital Punishment: You Cannot Proceed Without a Highly Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney
A Corona man could face the death penalty after being charged Tuesday with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in the stabbing of his two young children and his wife. Prosecutors can file a special circumstances allegation of committing multiple murders, which makes someone eligible for the death penalty if the District Attorney chooses to seek capital punishment and you are convicted. If you or a…
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19 Years to Life for “Wall of Sound” Producer: He Will Need an Experienced Criminal Defense and Appellate Attorney
The website reported in a story on May 29, 2009 that Phil Spector, 69, has been sentenced to 19 years to life for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, 40, nearly six years after he shot her. Clarkson was found shot through the mouth in the famous music producer's mansion in Alhambra. Spector displayed no emotion as Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler laid out his sentence of 15 years…
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Roommate Suspected of Killing Man
The website reported on May 28, 2009 that police found a man stabbed to death in the 7400 block of Rainier Avenue South, and according to police they suspect that his roommate is the murderer. Police held a news conference to announce that they are searching for Valente Alvarez-Guerrero, 40 for his alleged role in the stabbing death of his roommate whose name was not released. Alvarez-Guerrero was described by…
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New California Court Of Appeal Decision Highlights the Need to Hire an Aggressive Criminal Defense Attorney
The California Court of Appeal recently held that incriminating statements made by a defendant, after taking a fake polygraph test, and seeing fake test results, may properly be admitted into evidence. In the present case, a defendant was questioned by police about his involvement in a shooting violent crime which lead to the death of the victim. During questioning, the defendant repeatedly stated his innocence and at numerous times asked…
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Phil Spector Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Eccentric music producer Phil Spector was convicted on Monday April 13, 2009 of second degree murder, for the 2003 death of actress of Lana Clarkson, and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. In his second trial, held after a jury deadlocked in 2007, Spector was found guilty of second degree murder in Los Angeles and will be facing 18 years to life in prison when he…
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Orange County Woman Charged with Attempted Murder of Husband
A 46-year-old Orange County woman was arrested and charged with mayhem and attempted murder in California on Tuesday April 7, 2009. It is alleged by the Orange County District Attorneys office that Mary Sharpski, a mother of two, and her lover Michael Shores II, conspired to have Sharpski's husband murdered. The prosecution believes that he two devised a plan to have Sharpski's husband killed by 23-year-old Anthony Cinco Ortega, a…
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Newport Beach Manslaughter Charges against Man in Ferrari Crash
According to an article in the Los Angeles times, a Coast Mesa man, Jeffery David Kirby, 51, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and vehicular manslaughter and DUI in California for his roll in the death of a well-known mixed-martial-arts figure who died after his Ferrari spun into a light pole in Newport Beach. Charles David Lewis Jr. – who is best known in mixed martial arts…
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Beaumont Boy, 12, Accused Of Killing His Friend, Needs a Juvenile Criminal Defense Attorney
In a tragic story published in the Los Angeles Times, a 12 year old Beaumont boy had been accused of shooting and killing his friend, who was also 12. The boy was arrested and booked into Riverside Juvenile Hall on suspicion of murder in California. Police have also arrested the parents of the boy, Patricia and Christopher Willis, and charged them with negligent storage of firearms and child endangerment. The…
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